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So my display after being replaced 2 times in 6 months started flickering. My phone is very hard to be turned on because of the green flickering.
I just want to upgrade to a S6,S7 Edge or non edge. i just want to know if they have the save problem with displays ? I want to have a phone at least 2 years, can you recommand me a phone like that ?
I was just considering switching to a iPhone even though i prefer android on phones ... o how are S6,S7s displays ? Samsung still have the same problems?
Samsung improved a lot on screen quality in S6 and after, so you should be okay
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Samsung improved a lot on screen quality in S6 and after, so you should be okay
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So no more sudden flickering problem ? I mean i didnt even dropped the phone or something like that.
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So my display after being replaced 2 times in 6 months started flickering. My phone is very hard to be turned on because of the green flickering.
I just want to upgrade to a S6,S7 Edge or non edge. i just want to know if they have the save problem with displays ? I want to have a phone at least 2 years, can you recommand me a phone like that ?
I was just considering switching to a iPhone even though i prefer android on phones ... o how are S6,S7s displays ? Samsung still have the same problems?
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green flickering problem just for auto brightness problem (some custom Roms have this issues) if u will untick the auto brightness u will not have this problem
Not really, it has more issues on this "display green flickering " , on my S5 i dont get display on if the temperature around it getting cold .
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atakan1986 said:
Not really, it has more issues on this "display green flickering " , on my S5 i dont get display on if the temperature around it getting cold .
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Wow that's amazing. Been using samsung s5 exynos version for the last 1yr. Never had that kind of problem till date. And it have the same display as snapdragon version. And on comparison I found that this is by far the best display out there when compared to other brands.
Maybe perhaps you might be having a faulty unit from the begining.
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I have the same problem here with the display and it's not a software problem (same by original os 6 and same by cyanogenmod 14).
After the temperatures are under 10 C. i can't open my s5 with home button i must do it over the power button.
Using S5 for more than 28 months still I have not faced any issue. I just had to buy new charger apart from that not a single problem and yes I mess up with my phone so much but I still working and no display failure yet. And also I have dropped it many times, it still refuses to die.
You are just having a defective model or some internals of the phone are messed up. Because Samsh*t produces one of the best displays..
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I have the same problem here with the display and it's not a software problem (same by original os 6 and same by cyanogenmod 14).
After the temperatures are under 10 C. i can't open my s5 with home button i must do it over the power button.
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So when its over 10C its ok ? Then i should sell the phone when its summer )
nikhil007.n2 said:
Using S5 for more than 28 months still I have not faced any issue. I just had to buy new charger apart from that not a single problem and yes I mess up with my phone so much but I still working and no display failure yet. And also I have dropped it many times, it still refuses to die.
You are just having a defective model or some internals of the phone are messed up. Because Samsh*t produces one of the best displays..
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At least for s5, the internet is full of this faulty displays, even my friends have same problem.
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So when its over 10C its ok ? Then i should sell the phone when its summer )
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Very simple but good idea my friend : )
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RootNightmareX said:
At least for s5, the internet is full of this faulty displays, even my friends have same problem.
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This may be problem for Snapdragon variant then.
nikhil007.n2 said:
This may be problem for Snapdragon variant then.
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Maybe thats a point, but shouldnt only the processor be different? I assume the display is.the same for both...
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This may be problem for Snapdragon variant then.
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Nope, Exynos variant have this same problem
Im also facing green flickering and blinking at low brightness.
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Im also facing green flickering and blinking at low brightness.
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Its not a good sign. Try disabling your light sensor. Even then if you experience such a problem than it means that your flex cable that attaches the screen with the motherboard needs to be changed.
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redhotiron2004 said:
Its not a good sign. Try disabling your light sensor. Even then if you experience such a problem than it means that your flex cable that attaches the screen with the motherboard needs to be changed.
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I try to disable Auto brightness. but in manual the problem is persist when when brightness is full low .
if brightness is normal it is normal
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Hi,
Yes and expect the same problems with the following generations. It's an amoled screen thing. The green colour happen when there's a colour displayed on the screen for a very long time (for example, I have a green on my screen of the size of my keyboard).
I think a solution to this problem is to set the display to turn off after 30s (it saves battery too) and maybe, if you're using a custom keyboard, change the colour from time to time. Use the brightness of the screen to a lowest which would still be comfortable to you (and auto unticked).
This last tip alone is enough to prevent greening. My flickering happened after an incredible fall (it had a tempered glass so the screen was safe). The flickering showed green what it had in memory.
Samsung has a 2-year guarantee for its products so you shouldn't worry for that period of time. Problem not solved, replacement.
Best of luck
Superlion721 said:
Hi,
Yes and expect the same problems with the following generations. It's an amoled screen thing. The green colour happen when there's a colour displayed on the screen for a very long time (for example, I have a green on my screen of the size of my keyboard).
I think a solution to this problem is to set the display to turn off after 30s (it saves battery too) and maybe, if you're using a custom keyboard, change the colour from time to time. Use the brightness of the screen to a lowest which would still be comfortable to you (and auto unticked).
This last tip alone is enough to prevent greening. My flickering happened after an incredible fall (it had a tempered glass so the screen was safe). The flickering showed green what it had in memory.
Samsung has a 2-year guarantee for its products so you shouldn't worry for that period of time. Problem not solved, replacement.
Best of luck
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The funny thing is i already did "by mistake" all the tips you said and still have this. Never dropped the phone though. This problems seems very big though, i expected a burn in to be the biggest problem, but to have flickering at a level that i cant turn on the phone. I wanted recently to switch to a Nexus 6p, but knowing that it uses Amoled too, its a bad ideea. So the only "solution" is to switch to IPS screens? (btw i want a phone that holds on for at least 3 years)
In my research thus far, the AMOLED screen technology is to blame. When the display circuits get old or damaged, they don't sustain current at low power settings. In LED screens, a back light controls brightness, but AMOLED screens send current to each pixel for brightness control. If the circuit is damaged, or any corrosion has built up inside, this could attenuate the current below the point required to sustain light flow. I see this problem with some LED and CFL lights on motion sensor switches. Just enough current goes through the motion sensor to keep it's circuits active, and that current causes a flicker in the light.
With the screen though, since the problem is only resolved when you increase the brightness just a bit above minimum, it seems anything that lowers the display power (auto brightness for example) will cause it to flicker if this setting gets too low. I also noticed that before the screen locks on timer, it dims to low power for a few seconds and flickers as a result. There are apps that attempt to resolve this by putting a translucent black screen over your desktop and apps. This keeps the power up on the pixels but adds a black overlay, kind of like a screen filter. You can adjust the darkness if you need it to save your eyes when reading in the dark but it doesn't help save power any. They also require a rooted device, which could void warranties. The reason for this I believe is because apps are supposed to operate in a way they don't intrude on each other, and a filter that lays over your screen does in fact alter the output of your display rendering. With the added security concerns of these apps possibly collecting screen shots and sending them to another site, I would avoid this. Best to use a physical screen overlay you can put on or remove as needed as long as it doesn't interfere with your touch screen options.
Ultimately, these devices were meant for replacement every 2 to 3 years so if you're like me and you like to make your investment last, best thing to do is apply any work around you can come up with. A repair shop may be able to wipe the circuit boards down with a solution that clears away corrosion, but it won't repair any weakened pixels. I'm still using a Samsung S5 G900F
- And i finally got this fixed. it sounds like the reason for this is that since the latest update your phone cannot decide whether to use hardware or software back light settings. I managed to make the problem go away by doing this:
Go to settings >> system >> About device.
Find "Build number" and click 6 times fast on it.
You will then get the message saying: "You are now a developer"
and then go back to Settings >> system >> Now you will see the "Developer Options"
Now go to Developer options >> Drawing Section or Rendering Section >> Find "Turn off hardware overlays" or "disable hardware overlays" >> This will force the phone to always use GPU for screen adjustments. no more flickering.
but If I turn the brightness ALL the way down, it still flickers like crazy, however, if that's the only time it'll do it, I consider that a win.
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Okay so I wanted feedback regarding this whether someone else is experiencing this or not.
I have gradually observed during the last few days that a lot of my touches to click have gone unresponsive in Nougat. Initially it was something that I hadnt quite noticed but slowly the trend became obvious. Now dont get me wrong, this would happen a few times here and there with lollipop and MM as well, but the rate is far higher now on Nougat. Especially when typing on the keyboard this means mis-spelled words, missed letters, and accuracy is far worse now.
Has anyone else observed this or is it just me?
Just got my xcover 4 with nougat installed i have the same issue.
The sensitivity is low and i need to press a bit higher finger force to respond.
Even with sensitivity (glove mode) set to on things get worse.
I'm seeing the same thing. What is strange is that I'll see the button highlight/depress, but no action occurs. This is on multiple apps.
On what device/OS?
Sprint Note 5 on Nougat
Did you try gloves mode? Does it work?
the same for me on 920cd and the same iusse using S pen
I contacted samsung Greece about the existing problem.
I reported the problems me and you guys have and the tech support told me that your problems exist because you did not factory reset the devices before upgrading to nougat.
Anyone tried to contact samsung about the problem?
They dont know anything about it.
facing same issue screen lagging in note 5 sm-n920s also tried custom rom but still lagging in typing and scrolling on facebook
I have the same problem on my xcover 4 here!!
When I run the the touch screen test, touch screen responds well, but when I want to write a message or to scroll the home screen Its very annoying. It looks like software problem.
please help
Hi guys.
I have 2nd piece of Xcover 4 SM-G390F (first was change by seller for new one) and had the same problem. First 2-3 days all work perfect.. I have installed my applications, work perfect for two days, but after this... --After wake, display react only in centre area, 1 centimeter from display border no reaction or react on xxx touch. After few seconds (20-30) display react on full range, but with lags... So... I go for support to Samsung official at CZE.
Support tells me, that they don't know about this problem, that I'm 1st who has this problem... And some other bull... about unofficial sell and any other. So I post them IMEI and they let me know, if my distribution is official or not, and we'll see what next. They recomend me to go to service center, where somebody looks on my SM. So I see tomorrow.
ROM - official Android 7 Nougat from start using (not updated from other version)
Deleting apps - no effect
Safe mode - no effect
Factory reset - no effect
Apps to calibrate screen - no effect
So suddenly the display of my note 9 suddenly became wierd, where black suddenly displayed yellowish tint, blacks were dark Greys. Already perform factory rest, color adjustments and so fourth. I'm wondering if the following behavior is normal
luisfer21069 said:
So suddenly the display of my note 9 suddenly became wierd, where black suddenly displayed yellowish tint, blacks were dark Greys. Already perform factory rest, color adjustments and so fourth. I'm wondering if the following behavior is normal
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My Tab S6 does that sometimes, only in setting menus but it's fine when am on YouTube and Browsing the net and use other apps. My Note 9 does not show grey colors when in settings or other menus! Try turning brightness to around 20 to 25% then try ?
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My Tab S6 does that sometimes, only in setting menus but it's fine when am on YouTube and Browsing the net and use other apps. My Note 9 does not show grey colors when in settings or other menus! Try turning brightness to around 20 to 25% then try ?
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The thing is dark colors on YouTube and Netflix are yellowish and brown. I got adaptive on default settings. Same scene on other phone are normal.
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The thing is dark colors on YouTube and Netflix are yellowish and brown. I got adaptive on default settings. Same scene on other phone are normal.
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Sounds like you might have a faulty display! Ring Samsung and get it replaced! i can see in your 1st pic Brightness is maxed out OLED panels can easily burn in! maybe it's burnt in, that's why your seeing yellowish and brown as the panel is shagged!
Android Authority: Galaxy Note 9 March update breaks some device displays.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-march-update-broken-displays-1103766/
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Android Authority: Galaxy Note 9 March update breaks some device displays.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-march-update-broken-displays-1103766/
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Big thanks man, I have being freaking out lately over it
My screen sometimes stays like this.....
Is this software related?
I even try a full format, but sometimes it stays like this, the green cames.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/okhHvVyuBtgy7ZYq5
That's the beginning of the headache if your situation follows mine. I also noticed a weird green hue about a week ago on dark grey background, but thought nothing of it, until the whole display became awashed and green and glitchy in normal brightness like the article above suggests (it still looks sort of acceptable in 10-20% and highest level brightness though). If the March update is to be blamed, I cannot wait for April update because right now there's just no service centre opening.
luisfer21069 said:
So suddenly the display of my note 9 suddenly became wierd, where black suddenly displayed yellowish tint, blacks were dark Greys. Already perform factory rest, color adjustments and so fourth. I'm wondering if the following behavior is normal
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We all are facing the sams issue. Like the article says its mostly because of software update however after getting this problem some were downgraded to android 9 but no luck. Seems Samsung is willingly glitching their customers after warranty period is completed. We created Telegram group also search in Samsung members you could join there.
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We all are facing the sams issue. Like the article says its mostly because of software update however after getting this problem some were downgraded to android 9 but no luck. Seems Samsung is willingly glitching their customers after warranty period is completed. We created Telegram group also search in Samsung members you could join there.
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Are you sure, that even a downgrade (via Odin) is not fixing the issue ?
Than : Samsung Damaged the Screen with the update !
Iam not hit by the problem.
But maybe soon ? (Exynos here)
amorosa said:
Are you sure, that even a downgrade (via Odin) is not fixing the issue ?
Than : Samsung Damaged the Screen with the update !
Iam not hit by the problem.
But maybe soon ? (Exynos here)
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Yes, I saw a member who downgraded to v9 due to this problem still facing the same issue.
Oh Boy. Souds strongly like samsung damaged hardwarewise the screen via the update.
Put samsung under preassure....
Who else are facing the same problem ?
1)Initially, when I unlock phone by pressing power button the display was changed to dim colour(mostly yellowish) and with horizontal lines displayed when the brightness is below 50%. After tried with multiple times pressing on power button the display came back to normal.
2) Next stage, it's not solved with power button. I have to keep my phone aside for some time to get back to normal display. It's been 15 to 20 min then.
3) Now, I would get normal display only in morning. Else, I need to keep my phone idle without touching for at least 4 to 5 hours. I've also changed screen power off time from 30 Sec to 10 Minutes. So that my screen wont turn off and I can keep the normal display. If I forgot to use or kept aside more than 10 min then my screen would go off and display would gone again and irritation starts with that discoloration problem..
4) If display changes to yellowish to reduce the horizontal lines problem I need to increase the brightness to 80 or 85% but this causing my phone with another problem "heating issue"
Samsung haven't responded on this issue yet, how could we bring up the issue and get the proper resolution from Samsung.
This happened after last March update installation?
What note 9 do you have?
Probably not a hardware fault if it happened after recent software update.
A number of note9 affected although samsung seems to disagree at the moment.
Hello,
I also have a problem with the display after waking up with the POWER button. There are tinted colors distorted and some stripes like dim lines and slow refreshing. Everything started after updating to Android 10. In fact, when the display lights up incorrectly, it starts to heat up from the bottom. Putting the smartphone aside for a moment or cooling down causes the display to work correctly.
Workaround? I turned on Active Display and first knock to activate it, then the display lights up correctly and then I unlock the screen and use normally. It is known that battery consumption increases. Of course mine is Exynos.
hi guys,, i remember a similar experience sometime back.. try this. if u have turn on the proximity sensor i mean the advance feature where the phone screen doesn't turn on while in pocket , switch it off and restart the phone and see if the problem still exist.
i am having same issue
is anybody on xda come to rescue our issue?? friends need urgent help out ., if the solution is to reinstall the firmware kindly tell how to ?? while phone is just giving odd lines and not responding to touch even ??
ahmadtanveer7007 said:
is anybody on xda come to rescue our issue?? friends need urgent help out ., if the solution is to reinstall the firmware kindly tell how to ?? while phone is just giving odd lines and not responding to touch even ??
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whats the firmware version u are having now and phone model?
Try wiping the cache partition in Recovery Mode. If that doesn't work then back up your device and manually reinstall the OS back onto your device.
Im having the exact problem. I flash LineageOS and it worked by max brightness then back to auto. I installed brightness widget to max brightness and back to auto everytime I turn on screen.
This issue is popular after March update. I tried everythings you mentioned above, reset, flash new firmware, even April update, wipe cached, flash cooked rom, heat screen, turn off features, disable gpu overlay, etc... Samsung Vietnam guaranteed can fix with new screen but I'm out of warranty.
I dont have any issues us unlocked snapdragon xaa model on latest android 10 version.
Can we confirmed that a screen replacement fixes the display problem or is it still a software issue
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Who else are facing the same problem ?
1)Initially, when I unlock phone by pressing power button the display was changed to dim colour(mostly yellowish) and with horizontal lines displayed when the brightness is below 50%. After tried with multiple times pressing on power button the display came back to normal.
2) Next stage, it's not solved with power button. I have to keep my phone aside for some time to get back to normal display. It's been 15 to 20 min then.
3) Now, I would get normal display only in morning. Else, I need to keep my phone idle without touching for at least 4 to 5 hours. I've also changed screen power off time from 30 Sec to 10 Minutes. So that my screen wont turn off and I can keep the normal display. If I forgot to use or kept aside more than 10 min then my screen would go off and display would gone again and irritation starts with that discoloration problem..
4) If display changes to yellowish to reduce the horizontal lines problem I need to increase the brightness to 80 or 85% but this causing my phone with another problem "heating issue"
Samsung haven't responded on this issue yet, how could we bring up the issue and get the proper resolution from Samsung.
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I have the same problem at the beginning it was when the phone was warm now the screen is yellow and when I lower the brightness I have lines coming out
jonaki said:
I have the same problem at the beginning it was when the phone was warm now the screen is yellow and when I lower the brightness I have lines coming out
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Hi Bro, the same problem now facing by many users. We have created a Telegram group do discuss about the issue. Plz join there.
https://t.me/samsungDisplayProblem
luisfer21069 said:
Can we confirmed that a screen replacement fixes the display problem or is it still a software issue
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No one knows what is the exact cause here, its noticed in many devices right after this March update but few are noticed months before. But, now the problem came to many users at same time. So its been brought up by many tech blogs, websites.
pheonixxdark said:
hi guys,, i remember a similar experience sometime back.. try this. if u have turn on the proximity sensor i mean the advance feature where the phone screen doesn't turn on while in pocket , switch it off and restart the phone and see if the problem still exist.
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Thanks for tour suggestion, however I couldn't find the the exact option you mentioned in advanced features plz look into below once and help me to solve this.
joedellosso69 said:
This happened after last March update installation?
What note 9 do you have?
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Hi, Yes like many other saying I too have this problem after March update only. I'm using Exynos one and also please have a look at below screenshot. Please let me know if you need anything further to know about the issue also attaching the links about the issue.
https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5...tion-amp-Overheating-Posting-4th/td-p/4049910
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-note-9-march-2020-security-update-broken-screen/
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-march-update-broken-displays-1103766/
https://www.androidheadlines.com/20...in-of-broken-display-after-march-update.html/
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whats the firmware version u are having now and phone model?
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Please have a look into below screenshot. Plz let me know if you need any other info.
Rosli59564 said:
Probably not a hardware fault if it happened after recent software update.
A number of note9 affected although samsung seems to disagree at the moment.
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Yes Bro but, We haven't found any fix for this till now.
Signup said:
Hi, Yes like many other saying I too have this problem after March update only. I'm using Exynos one and also please have a look at below screenshot. Please let me know if you need anything further to know about the issue also attaching the links about the issue.
https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5...tion-amp-Overheating-Posting-4th/td-p/4049910
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-note-9-march-2020-security-update-broken-screen/
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-march-update-broken-displays-1103766/
https://www.androidheadlines.com/20...in-of-broken-display-after-march-update.html/
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I'm having the exynos version too but with ITV (Italy) firmware ...never had this problem and now I'm on April's version after March's version.
This looks a little bit like what happened to the S5 years ago when after 1 and a half/ 2 and a half year's the screan began flickering, having green spots or lines, randomly didn't go on with low luminance settings since it completely died....a lot of people said on forum's that it was the screen and a replacement solves, but when it happened to me years ago the Samsung assistance center told me that it was another component (never told me what it was) causing the issue and once they changed it , they solved the problem.
So, after my experience with the S5, don't know what to think now for what is happening to some guys even if I think that this issue might depend with something happening after marchs update because for the too many people having it after the update, coincidences are not credible.
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I'm having the exynos version too but with ITV (Italy) firmware ...never had this problem and now I'm on April's version after March's version.
This looks a little bit like what happened to the S5 years ago when after 1 and a half/ 2 and a half year's the screan began flickering, having green spots or lines, randomly didn't go on with low luminance settings since it completely died....a lot of people said on forum's that it was the screen and a replacement solves, but when it happened to me years ago the Samsung assistance center told me that it was another component (never told me what it was) causing the issue and once they changed it , they solved the problem.
So, after my experience with the S5, don't know what to think now for what is happening to some guys even if I think that this issue might depend with something happening after marchs update because for the too many people having it after the update, coincidences are not credible.
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Yes, many people were facing this problem and how many times we have contacted the Samsung they are behaving like they just hearing the issue for the first time. Just created and posted the link in Members app and 67 members joined so far. Everyone having the display problem out of nowhere. All of them on out of warranty except one or two. Still members app floating with the display problem messages.
Display issue got noticed in S20 too but they immediately released the security patch and solved it. Don't know why they were silent on Note 9.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s20-ultra-green-tint-1107738/
Hello how are you ?
I tell you that I have the OnePlus Ace (converted to 10R) for about 6 days and since yesterday Wednesday after updating I began to notice that the clock in always on display was marked on the display of the phone, the same happens to me with other applications like Facebook or Instagram and not to mention the notification bar.
The strange thing is that after having a good time it goes away.
What dou you recommend? Purchase was by Aliexpress
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Hello how are you ?
I tell you that I have the OnePlus Ace (converted to 10R) for about 6 days and since yesterday Wednesday after updating I began to notice that the clock in always on display was marked on the display of the phone, the same happens to me with other applications like Facebook or Instagram and not to mention the notification bar.
The strange thing is that after having a good time it goes away.
What dou you recommend? Purchase was by Aliexpress
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It is never a good idea to use Always On with oled displays. These type of screens are prone to that, of course not in 6 days, but, letting it all day on, specially with a display that suffers with burn in, sooner or later this will happen.
In your case, you could try the refund or return policy from aliexpress, either way I'm pretty sure you will lose money.
If the text doesn't move vertically every dozen or so seconds in AOn mode, keep it disabled (check after each OTA/custom ROM). In case you got a burn-in while the phone does proper moving of the AOn text, that's definitely a display hardware defect.